Climate and Weather

'Lying throughout within the domain of the westerlies, beneath the sinuosities of that upper wave-pattern that girdles the Northern Hemisphere, the moist and temperate climate of the British Isles has been described by many authors. Indeed, no climate in the world has been more provocative of comment. By some, it has been described as the best in the world. For others, the astonishing variety of small-scale effects that it can and does repeatedly provide, induces resigned tolerance, irritation, or downright dislike, accompanied by declarations that the British Isles have no climate, but merely weather.' Gordon Manley, author of previous New Naturalist volume Climate and the British Scene Following the publication over fifty years ago of Climate and the British Scene by Professor Gordon Manley, leading climatologist John Kington here presents subsequent developments and discoveries made in the study of British Isles climate and weather. British Climate and Weather offers a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the diverse climate of the British Isles. Examining the ways in which regional climates evolve from the interplay of meteorological conditions and geography of the British Isles, the author analyses the climatic characteristics of the British Isles and provides a historical overview of changing weather patterns, which is complemented by fascinating and never-before published photographs. Reviewing the history and causes of climatic change and evaluating regional models, this New Naturalist volume offers an important analysis of climatic variations.